meister keks
2018-05-19 16:57:27
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hello forum,
to my alarm I have discovered reddish-brown beetles in the house for several days.
At first I simply ignored them but meanwhile we kill 10-20 every day.
After researching on the internet I was able to narrow down the species.
All species belong to the woodboring beetles whose larvae love to eat wood.
The problem is as follows...
We have a timber frame house and now you start to wonder why this insect is here with us.
Our house is sealed towards the floor slab so nothing can come in there.
Also through the windows that is not possible since we almost only run the ventilation system, so the windows stay closed.
The beetle lays eggs in the wood and the larvae eat it and when they are done the beetles come out.
The larvae need 1-8 years to develop into a beetle.
The house is not even 2 years old.
This means for me that the larvae in the wooden structure of the house were already present during manufacturing.
We have no damaged wooden furniture etc. and also on the roof no damage can be detected.
On Tuesday I am going to a pest control expert with the specimens and he will tell me what it is.
What if it is a bread beetle, carpet beetle?
Are there any cases known in this respect?
Who is to blame?
Theoretically it is not possible that we are responsible ourselves because of the development time of the beetle and the age of our house.
Maybe it is a false alarm but something is not right.
Best regards
to my alarm I have discovered reddish-brown beetles in the house for several days.
At first I simply ignored them but meanwhile we kill 10-20 every day.
After researching on the internet I was able to narrow down the species.
All species belong to the woodboring beetles whose larvae love to eat wood.
The problem is as follows...
We have a timber frame house and now you start to wonder why this insect is here with us.
Our house is sealed towards the floor slab so nothing can come in there.
Also through the windows that is not possible since we almost only run the ventilation system, so the windows stay closed.
The beetle lays eggs in the wood and the larvae eat it and when they are done the beetles come out.
The larvae need 1-8 years to develop into a beetle.
The house is not even 2 years old.
This means for me that the larvae in the wooden structure of the house were already present during manufacturing.
We have no damaged wooden furniture etc. and also on the roof no damage can be detected.
On Tuesday I am going to a pest control expert with the specimens and he will tell me what it is.
What if it is a bread beetle, carpet beetle?
Are there any cases known in this respect?
Who is to blame?
Theoretically it is not possible that we are responsible ourselves because of the development time of the beetle and the age of our house.
Maybe it is a false alarm but something is not right.
Best regards